Feb 27, 2024

The last local news outlet in town

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With local elections looming — and no more daily newspaper in the area — how are residents of Del Rio, Texas getting their information?

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Democracy in the Desert

When the local paper folds, who's left to cover the news?

by David Brancaccio and Alex Schroeder

Feb 27, 2024

Checking in with the remaining reporters in Val Verde County, Texas, three years after its last daily newspaper folded.

Del Rio, Texas, lost its daily newspaper in 2020. Media researchers have labeled Val Verde County, in which Del Rio is located, a "news desert." But that doesn't mean it's a complete vacuum of information.

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